Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi qualified for the Paris leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam Chess Tour, scheduled for April 8-15.

Erigaisi, though, has managed to stay among the top five despite a below-par performance at Tata Steel Chess, finishing 10th out of 14 competitors in the Masters section. Five-time world champion ...

Boris Spassky, who represented Russia and France in his illustrious chess career, died at the age of 88. Back in 1972, Spassky locked horns with Bobby Fischer in the "the match of the century" in ...

Boris Vasilievich Spassky was a fascinating person and a great champion. I had a privilege to dine and talk to him on many occasions and i remember his wonderful sense of humor and witty words. He was ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen auctioned off the jeans that led to his disqualification from a round in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships due to a dress code violation.

Magnus Carlsen joins Team Liquid for the 2025 Esports World Cup, continuing his rift with FIDE ... between Chess.com and the Esports World Cup Foundation has confirmed chess as a major esports title.

The world of chess has gotten caught in a major tug-of-war between the freestyle chess of Magnus Carlsen and the classical chess of FIDE. This battle could redefine chess's future, splitting focus ...

American chess star and popular streamer Hikaru Nakamura will be among those in action at the FIDE World Cup that will be taking place in India later this year, and is looking forward to meeting ...

The champion team from Dubai Police Punitive and Correctional Establishments was recently honoured by the International Chess Federation ... chair of the FIDE Social Commission, honouring the ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told ...

In Round 10 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, Gukesh Dommaraju retained his lead, defeating Max Warmerdam. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu outplayed Vladimir Fedoseev, while Arjun Erigaisi drew ...